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Greymouth Evening Star, 2 July 1936, Page 10

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ADDINGTON MARKET.

[PEE pbess ASSOCIATION.]

CHRISTCHURCH, July 1Entries were on the small side at today’s Addington market, and mainly owing to this cause there was a very keen sale in practically all sections of fat stock. Fat sheep: Only 3000 were penned, and there was an advance of from l/o to 3/-, the latter being the increase for heavy ewes. The best price for wethers was 31/- to 36/-, good 27/- to 30/-, prime medium weights 24/6 to 26/6, and light down to 22/6. Toppriced ewes made from 25/- to 28/-, in a few cases to 34/-, medium to good 24/-, and light down to 19/-. Fat cattle: An average entry of 440 head. There -was a firm sale at the best of last week’s rates, with a slight increase for heavy steers. Best made from £l3 to £l5, good from’ £ll to £l2/15/-, and ordinary down to £9. Best heifers sold at from £9 to £lO, in special cases more, good £7/10/to £B/15/-, ordinary down to £6. Best cows sold to £lO/12/6, good £6/15/to £9, ordinary £5 to £6/10/-. Best beef made from 30/- to 33/- per lOOlbs, good 27/- to 29/-, ordinary 24/- to 26/-. Fat pigs: Porkers sold with less freedom, but baconers showed little change. Porkers made from 29/6 to 44/6, average values being 5Jd to SMI. Baconers made from 52/6 to 58/6, average per lb 5Jd to 53d. Choppers sold from 32/6 to £5/3/6. GOLD AND EXCHANGE. (Recd. July 2, 10.30 a.m.). LONDON, July 1. Gold 139/0.1, dollar 5013, franc 75 23-32. STOCKS AND SHARES. WELLINGTON, July 2. Sales: Bank of New Zealand 40/-; Bank of Australasia £ll/16/-; Goldsbrough Mort. 30/3; Electrolytic Zinc, ord 59/6: Mt. Morgan 15/1; N.Z. Refrig. £1 paid, 20/-; Leyland O’Brien £l/2/6; Carlton Breweries £2/18/6; Dominion Breweries £l/5/9; General Industries 19/10 G. J. Coles £4 7/-; Stock (1952-55), £lO4/2/6. AUCKLAND, July 2. Sales, morning call: Traders Finance 12/-, National Insurance 18/9, Woolworth’s pref. 35/3, Bank of New Zealand 40/3, Broken Hill Con. 55/6, Cement 41/-, Coles 87/-, Glass 90/6, Dominion Breweries pref. 26/6. Sales, noon: Farmers’ Trading 19/9, Gas and Dominion Breweries 25/9, New Zealand Insurance 65/-, Broken Hill 74/-, Con. 56/9, Woolworth’s £5 17/6, Sydney £6/0/3, Brick Auckland £lOO/10/-, Taupo Totara 11/-. CHRISTCHURCH, July 2.

Sales: National Bank (£5 paid) £7 !/• (2), Bank of New South Wales £32 15/-, £32/17/6, Bank of New Zealand 40/- (3), Goldsbrough Mort. 30/2 (2), Broken Hill Propty. 73/6, Dunlop Rubber 17/7 (3), G. J. Coles 86/4 (3), 86/6, Hume Pipe (Aust.) 20/6 (2), Maerewhenua 2MI. Reported: Bank of New Zealand 40/-, Goldsbrough Mort. 30/3 (late sale July 1), Broken Hill Propty. (contr. 15/- paid ) 55/-. Colonial Sugar £42/15/-, D.I.C. (10/paid) 16/-, Wilson’s Cement 41/-, Maori Gully (cum. div., late, sale July 1) lid, Mossy Creek 1/5. Unlisted: Woolworth’s (Sydney, ord., cum. div.,) £6 (2). DUNEDIN, July 2. Sales: N.Z. Drugs £4. ,Reported: Goldsborough Mort. £l/10/3, £l/10/4, £l/10/6 (late yesterday). Broken Hill Propty (Cont.) £2/15/-. General Industries £l, North Broken Hill £8 11/ ; , Mt. Morgan Developments 1/11.